Real Santander

Real Santander is a professional Colombian football team based in Piedecuesta, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the Estadio Villa Concha in Piedecuesta, a municipality in the metropolitan area of Bucaramanga.

Not to be confused with Racing Santander.
Real Santander
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Full nameClub Deportivo Real Santander S.A.
Nickname(s)Albicelestes
Founded17 January 2006 (2006-01-17)
GroundEstadio Villa Concha
Piedecuesta, Colombia
Capacity5,500
ChairmanGustavo Núñez
ManagerJosé Luis García
LeagueCategoría Primera B
2022Primera B, 10th of 16

History

The club was founded on 17 January 2006 in Floridablanca, Santander Department after the demise of Real Floridablanca eight years earlier. In late 2006 they acquired the license (ficha) of Pumas de Casanare and became affiliated to DIMAYOR, entering Categoría Primera B, Colombia's second tier in 2007. The club's best achievement in Primera B was a runner-up finish in the first tournament of the 2017 Categoría Primera B season, losing the double-legged final to Boyacá Chicó.[1]

Relocation to San Andrés Island

Financial difficulties at their hometown forced the club to relocate the men's team to the Caribbean island of San Andrés in late 2018, being renamed as Real San Andrés and playing their home matches at Erwin O'Neil Stadium, becoming the first professional team from the islands, while their youth and women's teams remained behind in Floridablanca.[2][3] In their first tournament after the relocation, the 2019 Apertura, they ended in 14th place.

Return to Santander

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple logistical drawbacks stemming from it ranging from lack of transportation to the islands to games behind closed doors and potentially scarce financial support from the local government, the agreement with the San Andrés and Providencia authorities was not renewed at the end of the 2020 season, and the men's team returned to the Santander Department for the 2021 Primera B season.[4] Having been refused the use of Estadio Alfonso López in Bucaramanga by its main tenant Atlético Bucaramanga, they played their first games of the season at Estadio Daniel Villa Zapata in Barrancabermeja until the completion of the adaptation works of Estadio Villa Concha in Piedecuesta.[5]

Current squad
As of 18 August 2021[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Colombia COL Eduardo Zapata
5 DF Colombia COL Andrés Felipe Rentería
6 MF Colombia COL Yimmer Salas
7 DF Colombia COL Samuel Rivera
8 MF Colombia COL Léider Berrío
10 MF Colombia COL Aldair Ramírez
11 MF Colombia COL Freddy Espinal
12 GK Colombia COL Juan Serrano
13 DF Colombia COL Cristian Molina
14 MF Colombia COL Yilber Arboleda
15 DF Colombia COL Juan José Quintero
16 MF Colombia COL Ryan Pole
18 DF Colombia COL Andrés Ariza
19 FW Colombia COL Jhon Stiven Quinto
20 FW Colombia COL José Daniel Ascanio
21 DF Colombia COL Duván Uribe
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Colombia COL Roameth Romaña
23 DF Colombia COL Gustavo Reyes
24 FW Colombia COL Juan David Rueda
25 MF Colombia COL Juan José Valero
27 FW Colombia COL Jorge Báez
29 FW Colombia COL Julián Angulo
30 DF Colombia COL Donovan Forbes
— GK Colombia COL Eduar Esteban
— MF Colombia COL Juan Sebastián Carvajal
— MF Colombia COL Sergio Celis
— MF Colombia COL Haider Otálora
— FW Colombia COL Danny Chaves
— FW Colombia COL José Esteban Díaz
— FW Colombia COL Rafael Liñán
— FW Colombia COL Faiber Mendoza
— FW Colombia COL Duván Sánchez

References
  1. "Boyacá Chicó empató 1-1 con Real Santander y ganó el Torneo I de la Primera B". Gol Caracol (in Spanish). 12 June 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. "Real San Andrés: the Colombian club that relocated 1,000km from home". The Guardian. 4 April 2019.
  3. "ESTE ES EL ESTADIO QUE ALBERGARÁ FÚTBOL PROFESIONAL EN SAN ANDRÉS". Antena 2 (in Spanish). 2 November 2018.
  4. "Real San Andrés aún no sabe dónde jugará el Torneo de la B". Vanguardia (in Spanish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. "Real Santander, con dificultades, pero con la convicción de apoyar al jugador local". Vanguardia (in Spanish). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. "REAL SANTANDER". Dimayor.com.co. División Mayor del Fútbol Colombiano. Retrieved 18 August 2021.


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